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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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ACCESSION OF ARCHELAUS.<br />

219<br />

It need scarcely be said, that Salome (Herod's<br />

sister) <strong>and</strong> her CHAP husb<strong>and</strong> were too wise to<br />

execute Herod's direction in regard to <strong>the</strong> IX noble<br />

Jews shut up in <strong>the</strong> Hippodrome. <strong>The</strong>ir liberation,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ^ ' ^ death <strong>of</strong> Herod, were marked by <strong>the</strong><br />

leaders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people as joyous events in <strong>the</strong> socalled<br />

MegiUath Taanithy or Boll <strong>of</strong> Fasts,<br />

altliough <strong>the</strong> date is not exactly marked.*<br />

Henceforth this was to be a Tom •Me^.T^Miii<br />

Tobh (feast-day), on which mourning was<br />

interdicted.' wank,<br />

Herod had three times before changed his<br />

testament. By <strong>the</strong> ^ first will Antipater, <strong>the</strong><br />

successful calumniator <strong>of</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>er <strong>and</strong><br />

Aristobulus, had been appointed his successor,<br />

while <strong>the</strong> latter two were named kings, though we<br />

know not <strong>of</strong> what districts.* After <strong>the</strong> ^'^^ ^^<br />

execution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two sons <strong>of</strong> Marianmie, Antipater

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